CRITERIA FOR IMPLANTS CLASSIFICATION FOR COATING IMPLANTS USING PLASMA SPRAYING BY ROBOTIC COMPLEX

The article is devoted to exploring topological-geometrical characteristics of im- plants, used as prostheses to replace absent or damaged human organs. The criteria for classifying such implants according to physical dimensions, the type of prosthetics of vari- ous organs, manufacturing materials and manufacturing companies, etc., are suggested. The problem of applying biocompatible coatings to implants using robotic complex based on an industrial robot from Kawasaki is considered. For the coating application, the technology of plasma spraying and the corresponding equipment of robotic complex are described. As a result of the carried out studies implants have been selected for subsequent plasma spraying which correspond to possibilities of MPN- 004 plasma deposition installation to maintain biocompatible coating of these implants.